Villarreal, Spain  - Arsenal are well placed to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, after battling out a valuable 1-1 draw away to old enemies Villarreal on Tuesday.

Arsenal edged Villarreal out of the 2006 final and are poised to eliminate the Spaniards again, after a superb strike from Emmanuel Adebayor cancelled out an early goal from Marcos Senna.

Villarreal went into the quarter-final first leg without broken leg victim Santi Cazorla. Arsenal, in contrast, had key men Adebayor and Cesc Fabregas fit again.

Villarreal, Spain - Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has won applause by calling up young strikers Fernando Llorente and Juan Mata for Wednesday's friendly against Chile.

Llorente, 23, is the tall and angular centre-forward for struggling Athletic Bilbao, strong in the air though not a natural goalscorer.

Mata, 20, in contrast, is small and unimposing, but has good movement and a lethal left foot.

His goals helped Valencia win the King's Cup last season, and he started this season like a house on fire.